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July - 1 
Sri Lanka Army troops, now engaged in restoration of damaged properties in the violence-hit southern coastal towns of Aluthgama and Beruwala in Western Province since June 27, expect to complete the phase of the reconstruction project within few week
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Sri Lanka Army troops, now engaged in restoration of damaged properties in the violence-hit southern coastal towns of Aluthgama and Beruwala in Western Province since June 27, expect to complete the phase of the reconstruction project within few weeks, reports Colombo Page on July 2. The troops are operating at five sub-sector levels after targeting restoration of three damaged buildings from each sub-sector under the first phase. According to Major General U.A.B Medawela, Commander of SFHQ-West many groups of Sinhalese and Muslim social workers have enthusiastically extended their support to the troops.
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Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on July 1 ruled out any possibility that its soil could be used for terror attacks against India, after the recent discovery of an alleged terrorist plot to attack foreign missions in south India, repo
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Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on July 1 ruled out any possibility that its soil could be used for terror attacks against India, after the recent discovery of an alleged terrorist plot to attack foreign missions in south India, reports Enewspaper of India. He said "The Indian intelligence agencies have told me that there is a possibility of Islamic terrorism being based in Sri Lanka to act against India. However, we investigated these concerns and found that there is no merit in these concerns or claims." Indian authorities recently started investigating an alleged plot by a Pakistan-based terror group to carry out suicide attacks on US and Israeli Consulates in south India. The conspiracy was reportedly planned overseas including in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and the Maldives. The plot was foiled by effective coordination of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) with countries such as Malaysia which tipped off India about the plan being hatched from Sri Lankan soil to attack the consulates in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Bangalore (Karnataka).
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The Anuradhapura Special High Court Judge Khema Swarnadhipathi on July 1 permitted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police to indict four militants of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack on the Anuradhapura Air Force
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The Anuradhapura Special High Court Judge Khema Swarnadhipathi on July 1 permitted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police to indict four militants of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack on the Anuradhapura Air Force Base and massacre of soldiers, reports Colombo Page. They are accused of killing 14 Air Force and Army personnel, completely destroying 10 aircraft and partly damaging another six. Tamil Tigers launched an air and ground attack on the Anuradhapura Air Force Base on October 22, 2007. Two LTTE aircrafts dropped two bombs targeting the air base while a small group of Tigers infiltrated the air base and carried out a ground attack in the pre-dawn hours. The Judge also permitted the CID to amend the charges of one accused, Rasalingam Thaboruban.
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The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka announced July 1 that it will conduct its fifth round of Public Sittings in Mullaitivu District of Northern Province from July 5 - 8, 2014, reports Colombo Page. Sittings
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The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka announced July 1 that it will conduct its fifth round of Public Sittings in Mullaitivu District of Northern Province from July 5 - 8, 2014, reports Colombo Page. Sittings will be held at the Puthukudiyiruppu Divisional Secretariat on July 5th and 6th, and at Maritimepattu Divisional Secretariat on July 7th and 8th. The Commission has held its previous public sittings in Northern and Eastern provinces covering Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Batticaloa Districts and recorded evidence in relation to the massacre where the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) allegedly involved. The Commission, to date, has received 18,789 complaints, and approximately 5,000 were from relatives of missing security forces personnel. The Commission has so far inquired into 462 complaints, which are being analyzed for further investigations through an independent investigation team.
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on July 2, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police questioned the leader of the extremist Buddhist organization Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero over the hate speech he delivered in Aluthgama earlier last m
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on July 2, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police questioned the leader of the extremist Buddhist organization Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero over the hate speech he delivered in Aluthgama earlier last month, reports Colombo Page.
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Police arrested four Sri Lankan Tamils, including a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, on charges of illegal entry when they clandestinely landed at Arichamunai, off Danushkodi, in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of July 2, reports The Hind
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Police arrested four Sri Lankan Tamils, including a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, on charges of illegal entry when they clandestinely landed at Arichamunai, off Danushkodi, in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of July 2, reports The Hindu. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) T. Vijayakumar said the four, including two women, were walking towards the coast after getting dropped in chest-deep water, when the patrolling police arrested and brought them to the Danushkodi station. The police identified them as S. Sathish (39), who had worked as an ‘accountant’ with LTTE, S. Ravindran alias Ravi (38), who had worked in the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), J. Santhi (38), and Malar (55). Enquiries revealed that Sathish, who had studied BA (Accounts) at the Jaffna Hindu College, had served in the LTTE as an accountant from 2004 until the final phase of the war in 2009.
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Sri Lanka Police launched investigations into the activities of a suspect who had maintained close links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page on July 3. The suspect, Kathirwel Dayabaran Raj, is believed to be in India. P
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Sri Lanka Police launched investigations into the activities of a suspect who had maintained close links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page on July 3. The suspect, Kathirwel Dayabaran Raj, is believed to be in India. Preliminary investigations have revealed that he had escaped to Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu on May 4 with his wife and three children. Police have requested the assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to trace the absconding suspect. Meanwhile, an Indian magazine has reported that Dayabaran Raj was killed by the Security Forces (SFs) but the Sri Lanka Police denied the allegation. Sri Lanka Police said they have evidence that the suspect had escaped by boat to Rameshwaram.
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Malaysian Police on July 3 arrested four former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders accused of trying to revive the organization using Malaysia as a base, reports Colombo Page. The arrestees suspected of involvement in terrorist attacks i
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Malaysian Police on July 3 arrested four former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders accused of trying to revive the organization using Malaysia as a base, reports Colombo Page. The arrestees suspected of involvement in terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka were arrested by the Malaysian Police in a series of anti-terrorism operations in Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur. The four are being detained by the Special Branch's Counter-Terrorism Division (SB-CTD). Malaysian Police said one of the suspects was wanted for his involvement in the assassination attempt on the then Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1999. Police Inspector General (IG) Khalid Abu Bakar said that the suspects "were planning to reactivate the group by making Malaysia as their base of operations". Some activists, he said, had exploited their status as refugees to pursue illegal activities. According to the Malaysian Police one of the suspects was an explosives expert, and another is alleged of facilitating planned attacks on Sri Lankan consulates in India. The fourth man is accused of gathering intelligence for the group. The Police confiscated counterfeit passports of multiple nations, counterfeit rubber stamps of the Immigration Department and foreign embassies and other documents
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Nations (UN) has expressed "profound concern" about Australia's handling of asylum seekers amid reports that scores of Sri Lankans will be handed over to their country's navy after only a brief assessment by Australian authorities.
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Nations (UN) has expressed "profound concern" about Australia's handling of asylum seekers amid reports that scores of Sri Lankans will be handed over to their country's navy after only a brief assessment by Australian authorities.
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Sri Lanka Police by July 3 received over 400 complaints related to the recent Sinhala-Muslim communal violence that broke out on June 15, 2014 in Aluthgama, Beruwala and adjacent areas of Western Province, reports Colombo Page. About 90 percent of th
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Sri Lanka Police by July 3 received over 400 complaints related to the recent Sinhala-Muslim communal violence that broke out on June 15, 2014 in Aluthgama, Beruwala and adjacent areas of Western Province, reports Colombo Page. About 90 percent of the complaints were against unidentified persons burning houses, damaging building, vehicles and attacking people. Aluthgama and Beruwala police stations had reported to Kalutara Magistrate Court about over 200 cases in which the perpetrators have not been identified.
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The Australian Prime Minister (PM) Tony Abbott on July 3 rejected the international criticism of its handling of Tamil asylum seekers and justified sending them back to Sri Lanka as the country is now at peace, reports Colombo Page. Abbott said it wa
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The Australian Prime Minister (PM) Tony Abbott on July 3 rejected the international criticism of its handling of Tamil asylum seekers and justified sending them back to Sri Lanka as the country is now at peace, reports Colombo Page. Abbott said it was no secret that Australia was turning back boats on the high seas but Australia always acted legally and morally at sea.Earlier, Australian media reported that 50 Sri Lankan asylum seekers on board one boat were asked just four basic questions by immigration officials via a teleconference, as part of a screening process. Another boat with 152 Sri Lankan asylum seekers including 32 women, and 37 children has not been contactable since the weekend, indicating it may have been intercepted by the Australian Navy and handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy, according to Australian media reports.
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The Sri Lankan Government on July 3 reiterated its stance on the United Nations (UN) investigation that it is not ready to accept an investigation mandated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), reports Colombo Page. Government Spokesman and Media M
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The Sri Lankan Government on July 3 reiterated its stance on the United Nations (UN) investigation that it is not ready to accept an investigation mandated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), reports Colombo Page. Government Spokesman and Media Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella said Sri Lanka is ready to hold discussions at acceptable conditions but the Government which has been ascended to power by the people is not ready to be made equal with a terrorist organization. The Government has refused to cooperate with the UNHRC mandated international investigation despite the calls from the UN, United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) to do so.Speaking of rehabilitation, the Minister noted that some rehabilitated former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) combatants are now in the main stream politics while some others have also been recruited to the Security Forces (SFs). Her also stressed that the Government is not ready to accept the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) as the sole representative of the Tamil community in the country.
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The Times of India on July 4 reports that two boats carrying more than 200 Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka were intercepted by Australian border security forces in the Indian Ocean in recent days and either have been or will be transferred to the
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The Times of India on July 4 reports that two boats carrying more than 200 Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka were intercepted by Australian border security forces in the Indian Ocean in recent days and either have been or will be transferred to the Sri Lankan Navy.However, the Australian government has refused to confirm the media reports that the asylum seekers have been handed over to Sri Lankan authorities.
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A Tamil political party in Sri Lanka, Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) staged a protest on July 4 at Kilinochchi town demanding Sri Lanka Army to withdraw from their lands, reports Colombo Page. The protest was held outside the Kilinochchi Distri
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A Tamil political party in Sri Lanka, Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) staged a protest on July 4 at Kilinochchi town demanding Sri Lanka Army to withdraw from their lands, reports Colombo Page. The protest was held outside the Kilinochchi District secretariat. They demanded the Army to withdraw to the barracks returning their lands to them. TNPF is a breakaway faction of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the major Tamil party of Sri Lanka which rules the Northern Provincial Council (NPC).
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July - 4 
Initial interviews to recruit more Kilinochchi youth to the Sri Lanka Army as vocational tradesmen commenced in the past week at the Harmony Centre, Killinochchi District, Northern Province, reports Daily News on July 5. Under Phase 2 of this program
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Initial interviews to recruit more Kilinochchi youth to the Sri Lanka Army as vocational tradesmen commenced in the past week at the Harmony Centre, Killinochchi District, Northern Province, reports Daily News on July 5. Under Phase 2 of this program, Army expects to recruit as many as 500 young tradesmen who are vocationally skilled. Following the interviews, around 25 youth with required qualifications have been so far recruited and the Security Force Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) was to hold interviews in other peripheral areas in the next few days on the directions of Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, SFHQ-KLN who has already completed the recruitment of about 125 women soldiers from Kilinochchi areas under Phase 1.
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July - 4 
Malaysian authorities are on the hunt for more cadres of the outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after a crackdown on the Tamil militant group led to the arrest of seven persons in the last two months in the country, reports Colombo Page
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Malaysian authorities are on the hunt for more cadres of the outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after a crackdown on the Tamil militant group led to the arrest of seven persons in the last two months in the country, reports Colombo Page on July 5. Four suspected LTTE cadres were arrested on July 3 brings the total number of Sri Lankan Tamils arrested here in the last two months to seven. Malaysian Police believe the Tamil Tigers were trying to revive their movement using Malaysia as a transit point, hideout and a new base of operation.
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July - 5 
The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka on July 5 began public sittings to hear cases of missing in Mullaitivu District of Northern Province where the conflict between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Liberati
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The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka on July 5 began public sittings to hear cases of missing in Mullaitivu District of Northern Province where the conflict between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended in May 2009, reports Colombo Page. The Commission started its fifth round of Public Sittings at the Puthukudiyiruppu Divisional Secretariat in Mullaitivu District on July 5 and continued till July 6. In its session, the Commission has interviewed 25 out of the 60 complaints it invited for hearing while 152 new cases were registered with the Commission on July 5.
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July - 7 
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on July 7 said that it's Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Samudura is bringing 41 Australia-bound Sri Lankan illegal immigrants to the Galle Harbor in Southern Province, reports Colombo Page. Australian authorities handed over the 41
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Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on July 7 said that it's Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Samudura is bringing 41 Australia-bound Sri Lankan illegal immigrants to the Galle Harbor in Southern Province, reports Colombo Page. Australian authorities handed over the 41 asylum seekers to SLNS Samudura on July 6 morning when it was on deep sea patrol in the southern seas of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Navy said it will hand over the group to the law enforcement authorities for further investigations when brought ashore.
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July - 7 
The Australian Government on July 7 confirmed returning a group of 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who attempted to arrive illegally by boat to Australia as part of a maritime people smuggling venture, back to Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. Australian
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The Australian Government on July 7 confirmed returning a group of 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who attempted to arrive illegally by boat to Australia as part of a maritime people smuggling venture, back to Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. Australian Minister of Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison said the Border Protection Command West of Cocos (Keeling) Islands in late June,2014 intercepted the suspected vessel carrying illegal asylum seekers. The Minister said the 41 Sri Lankans were transferred on July 6 from an Australian Border Protection Command (BPC) vessel to the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) outside the Sri Lankan port of Batticaloa, Eastern Province.
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July - 7 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the deportation of 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Australia, reports Daily Mirror on July 8. A further 153 asylum seekers also from Sri Lanka have had their depor
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the deportation of 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Australia, reports Daily Mirror on July 8. A further 153 asylum seekers also from Sri Lanka have had their deportation blocked by the Australian High Court. UNHCR said it had been informed by authorities in Australia that enhanced screening procedures had been applied to determine whether those deported raised claims for protection which required further consideration.
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July - 8 
A Sri Lankan court in Galle, Southern Province on July 8 remanded five of the 41 asylum seekers handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) by the Australian authorities after intercepting them at high seas, reports Colombo Page. Galle Magistrate, U.S.
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A Sri Lankan court in Galle, Southern Province on July 8 remanded five of the 41 asylum seekers handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) by the Australian authorities after intercepting them at high seas, reports Colombo Page. Galle Magistrate, U.S. Kalansooriya remanded five of the illegal migrants until July 14 and released 27 each on cash bail of LKR 5,000 and personal bail of LKR 100,000. The judge acquitted nine children, who were under the age of 16, among the asylum seekers. The released asylum seekers speaking to reporters outside the court, claimed that they did not receive any facilities in Australia and that Australian authorities even ignored the children.
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July - 8 
Australia on July 8 rejected allegations by Sri Lankan refugees returned to the island nation that they were mistreated and said their return sent a strong message to those thinking of following suit., reports Daily Mirror. Australian Immigration Min
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Australia on July 8 rejected allegations by Sri Lankan refugees returned to the island nation that they were mistreated and said their return sent a strong message to those thinking of following suit., reports Daily Mirror. Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said in Colombo that "I find those allegations offensive and reject them absolutely." He handed over two patrol boats to Sri Lanka to strengthen surveillance of people smuggling. Morrison rejected claims that Australia had breached international conventions by handing over the Sri Lankans.
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July - 9 
Sri Lanka said many asylum seekers are economic migrants, but human rights groups said Tamils seek asylum to prevent torture, rape and other violence at the hands of the military.
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Sri Lanka said many asylum seekers are economic migrants, but human rights groups said Tamils seek asylum to prevent torture, rape and other violence at the hands of the military.
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July - 9 
The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons has completed taking evidence in the Mullaitivu area, Northern Province, reports Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on July 10. Chairman of the Commission Maxwell Pa
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The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons has completed taking evidence in the Mullaitivu area, Northern Province, reports Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on July 10. Chairman of the Commission Maxwell Paranagama said the Commission recorded submissions from 129 people from 23 Grama Seva divisions during its sittings. He said the new complaints were registered and complainants will be given fresh dates to make their submissions. He also added that during submissions most of the people shared their own experiences during the last days of the conflicts and the hardships they had to face from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while trying to cross the lagoon towards areas controlled by the Security Forces (SFs). People told the Commission that they were treated well once they reached army controlled areas and were being escorted to different welfare camps. The Commission has also held sittings at the Pudukudiyirippu Divisional Secretariat and the Maritimepattu Divisional Secretariat, Northern Province.
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July - 9 
Two Police reports have been lodged against Malaysia’s Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy over alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Gazette on July 10. The reports were lodged by two non-governme
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Two Police reports have been lodged against Malaysia’s Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy over alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Gazette on July 10. The reports were lodged by two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at the Central Seberang Prai Police stations, Penang, Malaysia. One of the groups also alleged that Ramasamy was brave as he is “backed up by the Tiger Eelam separatist group from Sri Lanka”. The NGOs also demanded Ramasamy be investigated and arrested.
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July - 10 
Malaysia has agreed to hand over to Sri Lanka four former leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) arrested during a recent operation, reports The Island on July 11. Sri Lankan Police sources said that four specially trained Policemen w
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Malaysia has agreed to hand over to Sri Lanka four former leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) arrested during a recent operation, reports The Island on July 11. Sri Lankan Police sources said that four specially trained Policemen would leave next week for Kuala Lumpur to bring down the hardcore terrorists to Colombo. A senior Police officer said that the Malaysian police had assured to cooperate with their Sri Lankan counterparts to apprehend other LTTE suspects who have taken refuge in the South East Asian country with the help of the information elicited from the LTTE suspects arrested by them. The Malaysian Police have warned the citizens of that country with dire consequences if they provided refuge or assisted terrorists in any manner. Among the former LTTE cadres arrested by the Malaysian Police is a suspect wanted in connection with the abortive attempt on former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaranatunga’s life at the Colombo Town Hall grounds during her 1999 presidential election campaign.
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July - 11 
Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister and leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Rauff Hakeem on July 11 said the arrest of Lankan Muslim Zakir Hussein in a Pakistani-sponsored espionage case in Chennai, India has contributed to the propaganda in Lan
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Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister and leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Rauff Hakeem on July 11 said the arrest of Lankan Muslim Zakir Hussein in a Pakistani-sponsored espionage case in Chennai, India has contributed to the propaganda in Lanka that there are “Islamic terrorists” in the island nation, reports The New Indian Express. He said that “We are acutely aware of the ongoing propaganda in some quarters that there are terrorist elements or extremist groups that exist within the Muslim community in Sri Lanka. We suspect that vested interests are behind such propaganda - interests which are bent on seeing the emergence of terrorism in Sri Lanka, which we abhor by all means, in what we call a self fulfilling prophesy.” Hakeem said that the propaganda is part of a “long term project” of some influential groups among the majority Sinhalese community in Sri Lanka to “annihilate” the Muslim community through a “virtual holocaust”. The minister said the said “project” was initiated during Eelam War IV and it picked up after that with the establishment of extremist Sinhalese Buddhist organizations like the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS).
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July - 11 
Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) D. M. Jayaratna said in Parliament on July 11 that It is a well known fact that several Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have exceeded their remits even to the extent of procuring weapons for terrorists, reports Da
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) D. M. Jayaratna said in Parliament on July 11 that It is a well known fact that several Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have exceeded their remits even to the extent of procuring weapons for terrorists, reports Daily News. He made these observations in Parliament in response to a special statement made by Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe under Standing Orders querying if the letter dated July 1, 2014 issued by the National Secretariat to NGOs, was to control the NGOs. The PM said the letter issued was not an order but a letter of instruction to request NGOs to act within the agreed boundaries and not to engage in any other action outside the original mandates. However, he said, the government was not intending to control NGOs but merely reminding them to act in accordance with the mandates they are pledged to.
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July - 12 
Chief Minister (CM) of the Northern Province C.V. Vigneswaran was considering to resign from his post in protest of reappointing a retired Army officer Major General G.A. Chandrasiri to govern the Province, reports Colombo Page on July 13. The media
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Chief Minister (CM) of the Northern Province C.V. Vigneswaran was considering to resign from his post in protest of reappointing a retired Army officer Major General G.A. Chandrasiri to govern the Province, reports Colombo Page on July 13. The media reports said that the main Tamil party in the North, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) was to meet today (July 13) to discuss about the moves against Sri Lanka President's re-appointment of the incumbent Northern Province Governor. Ignoring the Tamil party's strong objections, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on July 11 reappointed Chandrasiri, whose official term was slated to end July 12. TNA leader R. Sampanthan said the Government's move had indicated the careless attitude of the Government about the Tamils.
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July - 14 
Sri Lankan Government claims the United States (US) and British Governments are influenced by the votes they receive from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters in their respective countries, reports Colombo Gazette. Power and Energy Mini
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Sri Lankan Government claims the United States (US) and British Governments are influenced by the votes they receive from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters in their respective countries, reports Colombo Gazette. Power and Energy Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, on July 14, claimed that US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister (PM) David Cameron had secured votes from LTTE supporters to come to power. She claimed that now Obama and Cameron are working according to the agenda of the LTTE supporters against the Sri Lankan Government. She also claimed that Cameron had sent letters to some countries seeking their support for the resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva (Switzerland). However she said President Mahinda Rajapaksa will not allow the LTTE to raise its head in Sri Lanka with the support of any international force.
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July - 15 
Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on July 15 agreed to denounce separatism and accept a united Sri Lanka for all communities, reports Colombo Page. The TNA agreed to submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court, statin
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Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on July 15 agreed to denounce separatism and accept a united Sri Lanka for all communities, reports Colombo Page. The TNA agreed to submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court, stating that Sri Lanka is a unitary State. Lawyers appearing for the Secretary of TNA and its main constituent Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), Parliamentarian Mavai Senathirajah and leader of TNA R. Sampanthan agreed to submit the affidavit to the Supreme Court that Sri Lanka is a unitary state when six petitions filed by representatives of Sinhala majority nationalist organizations were taken for hearing. TNA leaders have vehemently rejected the allegation that its election manifesto demanded a separate state of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka.
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July - 16 
In a report released on July 16, the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) said that doing business in Sri Lanka is not without security risks but no threat from terrorism, reports Colombo page. The report highlighted information on
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In a report released on July 16, the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) said that doing business in Sri Lanka is not without security risks but no threat from terrorism, reports Colombo page. The report highlighted information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Sri Lanka. However, there is no threat from terrorism in Sri Lanka for businesses. With the end of military conflict in May 2009, the threat from terrorism has all but disappeared for the short to medium term. The Government forces are strongly in control of the former conflict zones and there is little scope for insurgency, it said.
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July - 16 
Sri Lanka is urging the United States (US) to avoid letting human rights concerns dominate the relationship between the countries five years after the end of a civil war that killed as many as 40,000 civilians, reports Colombo Gazette on July 17. Saj
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Sri Lanka is urging the United States (US) to avoid letting human rights concerns dominate the relationship between the countries five years after the end of a civil war that killed as many as 40,000 civilians, reports Colombo Gazette on July 17. Sajin de Vass Gunawardena, a lawmaker and Coordinating Secretary to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said in an interview in Washington that reconciliation in Sri Lanka is occurring at a “rapid pace” and the Government is focused on strengthening its economy. Human rights issues shouldn’t hinder closer economic ties with the US. He added that “Since after the war ended we’ve been really one sided on human rights, we are at the crawling stage so far, so let us walk and then run perhaps.”
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July - 17 
An Australian court has given Government lawyers until July 21 to file their defence in the case of the 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, reports Colombo Page on July 18. A government lawyer has told the court that the Commonwealth has no plans to send
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An Australian court has given Government lawyers until July 21 to file their defence in the case of the 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, reports Colombo Page on July 18. A government lawyer has told the court that the Commonwealth has no plans to send the asylum seekers to Sri Lanka without giving a three-day written notice. The judge has asked both parties to get on with the procedural issues as the people were in custody. The lawyers for the asylum seekers have also asked the court to order the Australian Government not to return them to Nauru or Papua New Guinea. The 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, who set sail from Pondicherry, India to seek asylum in Australia are being held by Australian authorities on board an Australian Customs ship after they were intercepted by the authorities in mid sea.
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July - 17 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has broadened the scope of the mandate of the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons and appointed a three-member international panel of experts to advise the Commission
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has broadened the scope of the mandate of the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons and appointed a three-member international panel of experts to advise the Commission, reports Colombo Page. A Government press statement said that the enhanced mandate of the Commission, issued by a Presidential Proclamation and published under Gazette Notification 1871/18 dated July 15, seeks to, inter alia, inquire into and report on several matters contained under paragraph 4.359 of the Report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), which the Commission has deemed as requiring further inquiry. The President has appointed three eminent persons of international repute to serve on an Advisory Council to the Commission of Inquiry. Sir Desmond de Silva, Sir Geoffrey Nice and David Crane are the three members of the eminent panel.
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July - 18 
The four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants arrested by the Malaysian Police on July 3 have been brought to Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page on July 19. Daily Mirror on July 19 adds that Police media unit identified three of them as Edm
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The four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants arrested by the Malaysian Police on July 3 have been brought to Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page on July 19. Daily Mirror on July 19 adds that Police media unit identified three of them as Edmond Singharaja alias Seelan, Angurukankanamlage Indika Sanjeewa alias Mohamed Sanjaya Abdul and Abdul Saleem Bin Mohamed.
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July - 19 
Sri Lanka Controller of Immigration and Emigration Chulananda Perera said that all overstaying foreign nationals including the Pakistan and Afghan nationals who had applied for refugee status would be deported, reports Colombo Page on July 20. Parera
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Sri Lanka Controller of Immigration and Emigration Chulananda Perera said that all overstaying foreign nationals including the Pakistan and Afghan nationals who had applied for refugee status would be deported, reports Colombo Page on July 20. Parera said that last week, the government took steps to deport five Afghan nationals who had been overstaying in Sri Lanka. He further stated that there were 1,450 Pakistan nationals and 40 Afghan nationals overstaying. They have applied for refugee status from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office of Colombo and their applications are being processed. They expect to migrate into another country after their application for political asylum is accepted. Sri Lanka Police had already arrested some of these Pakistan and Afghan nationals. They are held in Boossa and Mirihana detention centers and interrogated to ascertain whether they have any links with terrorism. Many of these Pakistan nationals belong to Ahmadiyya Muslim sect and they claim that they are under constant threat of the mainstream Sunni Muslims.
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July - 20 
India has refused to grant visas to the United Nations (UN) team appointed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to probe the alleged human rights violations during the last seven years of three-decades long civil war in Sri Lanka, re
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India has refused to grant visas to the United Nations (UN) team appointed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to probe the alleged human rights violations during the last seven years of three-decades long civil war in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page on July 21. According to national news agency in Sri Lanka, Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission, Dr. Prathiba Mahanamahewa has said that India has rejected to provide visa to the investigations committee to enter that country to conduct the probe. India and four other South Asian countries have united in expressing objection to the UN probe mandated by a resolution adopted at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva in March 2014. Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives have expressed their objection to the international investigation into Sri Lanka. The human rights official has noted that even Afghanistan has shown their objection towards the probe. "The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have united for the first time in this manner," Dr. Mahanamahewa added.
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July - 20 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told visiting Portuguese Prime Minister (PM) Pedro Passos Coelho on July 20, that it will take time to heal the wounds of the 30 year-long war, reports The New Indian Express. Rajapaksa said “It will take time t
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told visiting Portuguese Prime Minister (PM) Pedro Passos Coelho on July 20, that it will take time to heal the wounds of the 30 year-long war, reports The New Indian Express. Rajapaksa said “It will take time to heal the wounds of war because way many youth died from south and the north”, even as he pledged Lanka’s commitment to the process of reconciliation with the minority Tamils. He added that “The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) destroyed all infrastructure in the north, east and other parts of the country while the people lived in fear.” He said the war devastated north had recorded over 20 per cent growth highlighting the government's development work in rebuilding the infrastructure.
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July - 21 
Reports say that the committee appointed by Navi Pillay will initiate its investigations from three different locations worldwide. Centers established in New York, Bangkok and Geneva will initiate the investigations connecting via Skype, and Satellit
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Reports say that the committee appointed by Navi Pillay will initiate its investigations from three different locations worldwide. Centers established in New York, Bangkok and Geneva will initiate the investigations connecting via Skype, and Satellite.
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July - 22 
A document filed by the Australian Government in the High Court reveals that there are 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers on a boat that was intercepted off Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean more than three weeks ago while it w
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A document filed by the Australian Government in the High Court reveals that there are 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers on a boat that was intercepted off Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean more than three weeks ago while it was previously stated 153, reports The Sunday Morning Herald on July 23. According to the document family members among 157 asylum seekers in separate rooms on a customs vessel are allowed out for meals and ''approximately three hours'' of daylight a day.
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July - 22 
Police Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajith Rohana on June 22 announced that no permission would be given in the future to hold religious or ethnic rallies inciting hatred and tension among communities in the country, reports Colombo
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Police Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajith Rohana on June 22 announced that no permission would be given in the future to hold religious or ethnic rallies inciting hatred and tension among communities in the country, reports Colombo Page. He said the decision to ban rallies was made following reports that a Muslim group was planning a demonstration to denounce the alleged arson attack on the Muslim-owned ‘No Limit’ store at Panadura, Kalutara District, Western Province. He noted that the public freedom will not be affected through these precautionary measures.
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July - 23 
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) said that it has gradually returned a large extent of land to the original owners after reducing the size of Army camps in Jaffna of Northern Province, reports Colombo Page on July 24. Military Spokesman and Ministry of Defence,
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Sri Lanka Army (SLA) said that it has gradually returned a large extent of land to the original owners after reducing the size of Army camps in Jaffna of Northern Province, reports Colombo Page on July 24. Military Spokesman and Ministry of Defence, Media Center Director Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said the land occupied by the Army now has been reduced to 6,500 acres from the original 26,000 acres. The Spokesman noted that most of the returned land was earlier occupied by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for their military purposes after taking them over from the people by force. However, he said it is necessary for the military to continue to maintain army camps in certain selected areas in the Jaffna Peninsula for national security as security is a matter that cannot be neglected.
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July - 24 
An Australian Government source on July 25 said that Australia will transfer 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers that it has been holding at sea to the mainland Curtin Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), Kimberley in Western Australia, in a setback f
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An Australian Government source on July 25 said that Australia will transfer 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers that it has been holding at sea to the mainland Curtin Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), Kimberley in Western Australia, in a setback for Prime Minister (PM) Tony Abbott's tough policy on refugee boat arrivals, reports Reuters.
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July - 24 
The Crime Branch - Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) wing of Puducherry police arrested two persons in connection with the trafficking of Tamil refugees, who travelled from the Puducherry coast to Christmas Island in June, reports Daily Mirror.
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The Crime Branch - Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) wing of Puducherry police arrested two persons in connection with the trafficking of Tamil refugees, who travelled from the Puducherry coast to Christmas Island in June, reports Daily Mirror. Sources said the boat owners, Raja alias Sanjeevi of Kuruchikuppam and A Manjini of Vambakeerapalayam were arrested on July 24. Sources revealed that one of the boat owners told the Police that they rented out the boat to a Tamil refugee, who used it to transport the refugees to the Australian island. Police are verifying the boat owner’s claims. The arrests were made as per the information provided by Australian immigration officials.
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July - 25 
With "security concerns" keeping Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa away from attending last week’s opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the planned pro-LTTE demonstration opposite the Celtic stadium lost its steam, re
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With "security concerns" keeping Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa away from attending last week’s opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the planned pro-LTTE demonstration opposite the Celtic stadium lost its steam, reports The Island on July 26. Sources said that "The number of activists expected to turn up for the demonstration dwindled as news spread that the President would not be coming for the event.” The protesters openly waved Eelam flags, shouted anti-Sri Lanka slogans and were attired in T-shirts sporting Velupillai Prabakaran’s photograph despite the LTTE listed as a proscribed terrorist outfit in the United Kingdom (UK), the sources said. Some of the placards the protesters displayed carried slogans such as "Not just war crimes, its planned genocide", "Our Nation, Tamil Eelam", "Sri Lanka is a shame to the Commonwealth", "Suspend Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth", "Sri Lanka must end occupation of Tamil Eelam", "We want independent, international investigation". While the pro-LTTE lobby claimed that Rajapaksa did not attend the ceremony because of their planned demonstration, External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris said that the President decided to keep away due to "security concerns".
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July - 26 
The Presidential Commission investigating cases of missing persons in the North and East said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was responsible for nearly 80 percent of the alleged abductions, of the cases already heard in four Distric
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The Presidential Commission investigating cases of missing persons in the North and East said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was responsible for nearly 80 percent of the alleged abductions, of the cases already heard in four Districts except Jaffna, reports Sunday Observer on July 27. Chairman of the Presidential Commission Justice Maxwell Paranagama said that the Commission has held public sittings in Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Mullaitivu from January to June this year (2014) and heard 831 cases of missing persons. According to the relatives of missing persons 90 percent of the abductions had been committed by the LTTE in Mullaitivu while in the Jaffna District the LTTE was responsible for only 10 percent of cases and 36 percent abductions by unknown persons. The LTTE was blamed for 80 percent and 70 percent of missing persons in the Kilinochchi and Batticaloa Districts by the relatives of the deceased. A total of 19,284 written complaints had been received by the Commission so far.
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July - 27 
A group of 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers held on board an Australian Customs vessel for nearly a month have been taken to the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Kimberley, Western Australia, reports Colombo Page. Three plane loads of
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A group of 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers held on board an Australian Customs vessel for nearly a month have been taken to the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Kimberley, Western Australia, reports Colombo Page. Three plane loads of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers, who were transferred from the Customs vessel to the Cocos Islands first, have left the island's airport on July 27 and arrived in the Curtin IDC. The group of 157 asylum seekers including 37 children left Puducherry, India early in June sailing to Australia when they were intercepted by the Australian authorities and held aboard the Customs vessel Ocean Protector at an unknown location.
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July - 27 
Australia's Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison says the 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers are economic migrants seeking to illegally enter Australia since they came from India, a safe country, reports Colombo Page on July
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Australia's Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison says the 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers are economic migrants seeking to illegally enter Australia since they came from India, a safe country, reports Colombo Page on July 28. "These people have come from the safe country of India. They haven't come from Sri Lanka, they haven't come from any of those other countries - Afghanistan or anything like that. They have come from India and as a result where they are safe in India, a passage to Australia here is nothing more than an economic migration seeking to illegally enter Australia," Minister Morrison said in an interview. Morrison added that since the group came from India, Indian officials will be determining their identity and residency and the measure was a result of the discussions he had last week with his counterparts in New Delhi. The Minister dismissed the idea that the refugees will be persecuted if returned to India.
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July - 27 
Ministry of Defence said that al Qaeda does not have a base in Sri Lanka nor does any other terrorist organization, reports Colombo Gazette on July 27. Defence Ministry spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that on several occasions there had
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Ministry of Defence said that al Qaeda does not have a base in Sri Lanka nor does any other terrorist organization, reports Colombo Gazette on July 27. Defence Ministry spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that on several occasions there had been allegations that foreign terrorist groups were using Sri Lanka as a base for training. He said that the Sri Lankan authorities have not given any space for such groups to operate inside Sri Lanka. “Terrorism is terrorism no matter what form it is in. Like the way we defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) if Muslim or Islamic groups attempt to engage in terrorism from inside Sri Lanka we will not leave room for such activities,” he said.
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July - 27 
NDTV on July 28 adds that the Indian consular officials are due to begin interviewing members of the group, whose boat was intercepted by the Australian navy several weeks ago after setting sail from India. While the group of Sri Lankans will be proc
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NDTV on July 28 adds that the Indian consular officials are due to begin interviewing members of the group, whose boat was intercepted by the Australian navy several weeks ago after setting sail from India. While the group of Sri Lankans will be processed at the Curtin camp, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has stressed they will not be resettled in Australia and has released little information about them. India has agreed to take back any of its nationals among the group but a lawyer asked to represent the Tamils said they should first be interviewed by Australian authorities to establish any claims for asylum. About 16,000 asylum seekers came on 220 boats to Australia in the first seven months of last year, but the government says there have been no illegal boat arrivals since December 2013.
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July - 28 
Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry while responding to a statement expressing concerns on media freedom in Sri Lanka issued by the United States (US) Embassy in Colombo on July 28 charged that the actions of the US targeting a specific community in
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Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry while responding to a statement expressing concerns on media freedom in Sri Lanka issued by the United States (US) Embassy in Colombo on July 28 charged that the actions of the US targeting a specific community in the island can seriously hamper the fragile reconciliation process, reports Colombo Page. "Given the sensitivities involved when the country is going through a sensitive process of national reconciliation, restrictively targeting a specific group of people from a particular community or region can lead to a perpetuation of mistrust among communities, seriously hampering reconciliation efforts," the External Affairs Ministry said.
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July - 29 
Former cadres of the Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), undergoing rehabilitation, have recently visited the South, reports Colombo page on July 30. The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms has organized the tour of the South as a goo
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Former cadres of the Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), undergoing rehabilitation, have recently visited the South, reports Colombo page on July 30. The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms has organized the tour of the South as a goodwill mission for the ex-LTTE members who are scheduled to be released soon after completing their rehabilitation. The Additional Secretary (Development) of the Ministry Nimal Kotawalagedara has said that these tours are organized to help the rehabilitees to transition away from a war mindset and to give them "a practical understanding about the lifestyles and culture of communities that live in other areas, interpersonal relationships, geographical differences and environmental beauty."
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July - 29 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Northern Provincial Councilor Dharmalingam Sitharthan on July 29 said that Norway, which facilitated the peace process between the then Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is now giving less emphas
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Northern Provincial Councilor Dharmalingam Sitharthan on July 29 said that Norway, which facilitated the peace process between the then Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is now giving less emphasis to the peace building process in Sri Lanka, reports Daily Mirror. Sitharathan, during his European visit, said that “I understand that Norway is less interested in Sri Lanka’s issue. Instead, they have shifted their focus more on the situation in Ukraine which is in their neighbourhood. However, they said they continued to observe the developments in Sri Lanka.” However, he added Switzerland keenly looking at Sri Lanka’s situation.
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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